News and Public Notices

Mark your calendars and bundle up! The much-loved Snow Social is back for its fourth year on Saturday, January 24, 2026, bringing a full day of frosty fun to The Point Park and the village of Sydenham.

Application Details

Property Address: 2816 SYDENHAM ROAD
Owner/Applicant: Andrew & Wynne Stevenson

Purpose and Effect of the Application
The consent applications are for the creation of two rural residential lots. Proposed severance
1 (PL-BDJ-2025-0120) would be 1.67 hectares in area with 92 metres of frontage on Sydenham
Road. Proposed severance 2 (PL-BDJ-2025-0121) would be 10.63 hectares in area with 371
metres of frontage on Sydenham Road. The retained parcel would be 1 hectare in area with
153 metres of frontage on Sydenham Road and would contain and existing dwelling.

Application Details

Property Address: 6187 FIRST LAKE ROAD
Owner: MOIR RONALD ROY
Applicant: Michelle Sigsworth

Purpose and Effect of the Application:

The severance application seeks to permit a lot addition. The proposed 1 Acre lot
addition would increase the area of the benefitting lands (6153 First Lake Road) to 3.6 Acres.
The retained parcel (6187 First Lake Road) would have 62 Acres with frontage on First Lake
Road and Depot Creek.

Construction of the Fish Creek Bridge continues to progress toward completion and crews have been working on average six days per week since late October. The last several weeks, however, have been unforgiving with progress due to the freezing rain and heavy snowfalls. View the the forecasted work schedule. 

Effective January 10, 2026, the Loughborough Waste site will begin operations as a full Waste Transfer Facility. 

A minimum charge of $20 has been introduced to harmonize fees with the minimum charges in place at other South Frontenac waste disposal sites.

Application Details

Address: Unaddressed Lands on Alton Road West
Legal Description: CON 6 PT LOT 5 N/S ALTON;ROAD
Owner: Rodney Wallace

Purpose and Effect of the Application
This application is for a lot addition from Unaddressed Lands on Alton Road West (identified
on the attached plan) to be conveyed to 3927 Alton Road West. If approved, approximately
7.5 acres of area will be added to 3927 Alton Road West increasing the size of the property to
9.75 acres in size. The remaining area of the Unaddressed Lands will be approximately 51.4
acres in area and 94m of road frontage if the application is approved.

Notice of Public Meeting on Zoning By-law Amendment Application PLZBA20240126 to be held by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac.

Public Meeting Details
Date: January 13, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details
Location: Across from 1493 Everett Lane
Legal Description: Part of Lot 3, Concession 9, District of Loughborough
Applicant: Estate of Everett Orser, C/O Keith Orser & Edward Orser

Purpose and Effect of the Proposed By-law
The purpose of the proposed by-law is to change the zone on the subject property from Rural (RU) to Limited Service Residential - Waterfront (RLSW). A building permit can only be issued for a lot with frontage on a private lane and/or navigable waterway if the lot is in a limited service residential zone. The effect of the by-law would be to allow a building permit to be issued for a house

Town Hall will be closed to the public starting on Wednesday, December 24, and will reopen Friday, January 2, 2026 at 8:30 am. The office at Keeley Rd./Public Works will be open December 29, 30 and 31 for calls or walk ins.

Notice of Public Meeting on Zoning By-law Amendment
Application PLZBA20240133 to be held by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac

Public Meeting Details
Date: January 13, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details
Property Address: 688 DEWITT LANE
Owner: TUCKER TREVOR WILLIAM
Applicant/Agent: Fotenn Consultants Inc.

Purpose and Effect of the Proposed By-law
A new lot is proposed that would be used as a permanent mainland access point for properties on Ashuelot (Ashnelot) Island and Timmerman Island. The new lot would be 0.43 hectares in size with 71 metres frontage on Dewitt Lane and 139 metres frontage on Bob's Lake. The proposed by-law would place the new lot into a site-specific zone that would only allow vehicle parking, boat docking, and limited accessory storage for the island properties. The site-specific zone would also outline minimum lot area and frontage as well as minimum building setback requirements.

Public Notice of Consent Application PLBDJ20240134

Application Details
Property Address: 688 DEWITT LANE
Owner: TUCKER TREVOR WILLIAM
Applicant/Agent: Fotenn Consultants Inc.

Purpose and Effect of the Application
The subject property is 5.7 hectares in size with frontage on Dewitt Lane and Bob’s Lake. There is a house on the property. Approximately 0.43 hectares of vacant land with 71 metres lane frontage and 139 metres waterfrontage is proposed to be severed from the property. The new lot would be used as a permanent mainland access point for properties on Ashuelot (Ashnelot) Island and Timmerman Island.